Spatial association patterns between post-acute care services and acute care facilities in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is increasing demand for post-acute care services, which is amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aims

We studied the pattern of spatial association between post-acute care services and acute care facilities and evaluated how geographic variability could influence their use.

Methods

We compiled data on CMS-certified acute care and critical access hospitals and post-acute health care services (nursing homes, home health care services, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, long-term care hospitals, and hospice facilities). We used the colocation quotient (CLQ) to measure the magnitude and direction of association (clustering or segregation) between post-acute care providers and hospitals. This metric allows pairwise comparison of categorical data; a value

SUBMITTER: Ziakas PD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7549757 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature